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Here are this week’s top human rights headlines: Africa Human Rights Watch released a report stating that United Nations peacekeepers raped at least eight young women last fall while deployed to the Central African Republic. Humans rights groups are calling…

Here are this week’s top human rights headlines: Africa At least thirty people were killed this week in a quadruple suicide attack in Cameroon. It is believed that Boko Haram is behind the attack. In response to the attacks, soldiers…

Here are this week’s top human rights headlines: Africa An Amnesty International report has exposed the “perilous conditions” children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face when mining for compounds necessary to make cell phone and car batteries. Children,…

Here are this week’s top human rights headlines: Africa The past week has seen an increase in violence in Burundi. In April, President Pierre Nkurunziza announced plans to run for a third term, a controversial decision that has led to…

Here are this week’s top human rights headlines: Africa Islamist militants attacked a luxury hotel in Mali. Nineteen people were killed during the eight-hour siege. In Cameroon, female suicide bombers killed eight during an attack. The attackers were members of…